ArticleBMC endocrine disorders2018
Sex-related illness perception and self-management of a Thai type 2 diabetes population: a cross-sectional descriptive design.
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- Does integrated health management within a county medical consortium improve rural type 2 diabetic patients' self-management behavior and quality of life? An empirical analysis from Eastern China.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The needs of patients with diabetes for the prevention and treatment of foot complications in Thailand: A qualitative descriptive study.Belitung nursing journal · 2023Article
- Self-care and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM): a literature review in sex-related differences.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Review
- The association of illness perceptions and God locus of health control with self-care behaviours in patients with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Barriers to Effective Diabetes Mellitus Self-Management (DMSM) Practice for Glycemic Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM): A Socio Cultural Context of Indonesian Communities in West Sulawesi.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundIncreased knowledge concerning the differences in the illness perception and self-management among sexes is needed for planning proper support programs for patients with diabetes. The aim of this study was to investigate the illness perception and self-management among Thai women and Thai men with type 2 diabetes and to investigate the psychometric properties of the translated instruments used.
methodsIn a suburban province of Thailand, 220 women and men with type 2 diabetes participated in a cross-sectional descriptive study. The participants were selected using a multistage sampling method. Data were collected through structured interviews and were analyzed using group comparisons, and psychometric properties were tested.
resultsWomen and men with type 2 diabetes demonstrated very similar experiences regarding their illness perception and no differences in self-management. Women perceived more negative consequences of the disease and more fluctuation in the symptoms than men, whereas men felt more confident about the treatment effectiveness than women. Furthermore, the translated instruments used in this study showed acceptable validity and reliability.
conclusionsThe Thai sociocultural context may influence people's perceptions and affect the self-care activities of Thai individuals, both women and men, with type 2 diabetes, causing differences from those found in the Western environment. Intervention programs that aim to improve the effectiveness of the self-management of Thai people with diabetes might consider a holistic and sex-related approach as well as incorporating Buddhist beliefs.
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